Noddy
Soft Toy
1960-1968 (manufactured)
1960-1968 (manufactured)
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Noddy is the most popular character created by children's author Enid Blyton (1897-1968). The first book, Little Noddy Goes to Toyland, was published in 1949 and was followed by twenty-three further titles. It has been estimated that 200 million Noddy books have been sold worldwide. Noddy has become a huge industry, spawning not only books and television series, but every conceivable item of merchadise from toys to duvet covers.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Noddy (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stuffed and stitched cotton |
| Brief description | Soft toy character figure of Noddy made in England by Merrythought Ltd in the 1960s |
| Physical description | Stuffed cotton doll figure with red and yellow shoes which have pale blue ribbon laces; blue felt shorts; red velvet jacket; red spotted neckerchief; pale blue pointed hat with bell. The face is velvet with painted eyes and mouth. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | sewn label to left foot:- MERRYTHOUGHT, IRONBRIDGE, SHROPS
MADE IN ENGLAND REGd DESIGN |
| Object history | References: The Magic of Merrythought, by John Axe, p.147 Enid Blyton Belonged to the donor, Josephine Higgins, born 25/04/1962. |
| Production | england Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | Noddy is the most popular character created by children's author Enid Blyton (1897-1968). The first book, Little Noddy Goes to Toyland, was published in 1949 and was followed by twenty-three further titles. It has been estimated that 200 million Noddy books have been sold worldwide. Noddy has become a huge industry, spawning not only books and television series, but every conceivable item of merchadise from toys to duvet covers. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.140-1997 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2000 |
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